Fresh Fighting Erupts in Philippine City

Standoff Between Security Forces and Rebels Draws Closer to an End as More Rebels Surrender

By

Cris Larano

Sept. 20, 2013 3:25 a.m. ET

Fresh fighting erupted early Friday in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, forcing more Muslim rebels to surrender and raising security forces' confidence that the end to a bloody standoff in the city is close at hand.

The standoff between the security forces and the Muslim rebels belonging to the Moro National Liberation Front faction of Nur Misuari started on Sept. 9, when heavily armed rebels entered Zamboanga City with...